New Signatures of Persian  Calligraphers During the Qajar Era: A Comparative Artistic and Archaeological Study Based on Previously Unpublished Qur'anic Manuscripts

doi:10.21608/archmu.2025.358532.1283

New Signatures of Persian Calligraphers During the Qajar Era: A Comparative Artistic and Archaeological Study Based on Previously Unpublished Qur'anic Manuscripts

Document Type : Original Article

10.21608/archmu.2025.358532.1283

Abstract

This research examines a new collection of signatures by Persian calligraphers through the Qajar era, based on
previously unpublished copies of Persian Qur'anic Manuscripts. The study includes
ten signatures from eight manuscript copies of the Qur’an. Two of these manuscripts are
preserved at The Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, while the remaining six are preserved
at the Library of the Islamic ConsultativeAssembly in Tehran.
The time periods and transcription dates of these signatures varied. Eight of
them date back to the 13th century AH / 19th century CE, while one signature
belongs to the early 14th century AH / 20th century CE. Another signature is undated,
however, the study attributes it to the 13th century AH / 19th century CE.
this study will reveal the identities of ten Persian calligraphers who signed within
The Hard Almatan /Colophon of these manuscripts, It will analyze their signature forms and artistic styles, the study will
attempt to find their biographies, distinguishing between similar names and
other artists and calligraphers., the Study will also shed light on the language, ink, and
types of scripts used in the writing, Formalities and Number of lines in the
signatures. Additionally, It will also examine the religious, supplicatory, and
doctrinal phrases found in the signatures, as well as the Types of Titles included in their
inscriptions, comparing them with those found in architecture and other artistic
masterpieces. Furthermore, understanding the methods of dating used in them, and
other details that this study will be reveal. The Scientific methodology of the
study based on the descriptive and comparative analytical approach, where the
research was divided into: an introduction, a descriptive study, and a comparative
analytical study in terms of form and content

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